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Apple recently launched the Apple Watch, and after all the initial reviews, the general consensus is this: it’s a new piece of technology that does some cool things, but it will take a while to figure out the best uses for it. For us, we see the Apple Watch as an exciting way to connect with the physical world.

When the Apple Watch came out in April 2015, everyone was excited and curious. We unboxed it. We showered with it. We torture tested it. One year later, we asked CNET editors where is your Watch and what do you tell people who want to buy one?

After two separate but very similar iterations of watchOS, Apple’s third launch expected this fall has proven to be a jump into true maturity. To be honest, before Apple announced watchOS 3 beta, my Apple Watch was sitting in a drawer. There user interface was sluggish, launch of apps was hit or miss, and a ton of the features simply made no sense, like a button dedicated for contacts only.

watchOS 3 is a lot about bringing common sense to how a smartwatch should operate. The operating system has been optimized to help you keep your favorite apps in memory, provide these with background updates, and as a result give users instant app launches.